The mural paintings of Kerala remains the most iconic symbol of the region’s culture and artistic traditions.
The murals exhibit differences across regions. The women depicted in the Padmanabhapuram palace murals in south Travancore have long faces and well-built bodies. In the Mattancherry palace drawing, women have round faces and a bulky appearance.
Another feature of murals is the feminine attributes given to male gods and vice-versa. Only some figures like Parasuraman, Vettakorumakan, saints, and kings had moustaches.
An ideal souvenir to be treasured for a lifetime, Kerala murals are a symbol of natural beauty and grace, elegance and simplicity and of pious devotion. It is this humility that helps this art form overcome the ravages of civilization and time.
